Lu Huan raised his head in the courtyard, his throat tight as he watched the fireworks for a long time.

The fireworks came one after another, bright and colorful. They didn't stop for a long time.

The people in the market outside Prince Ning Fu seemed to be a little confused. They all went out to the street to see what was going on.

The noise came from the market a few walls away. There were even servants who shouted in surprise, "Look, who's setting off fireworks?"

These noisy noises gradually pulled Lu Huan back from his ecstasy … It was as if he had just woken up from a dream. He looked around and saw that it was an empty night. There was not a single person in the courtyard, and he was still the only one there … The blood that had almost rushed to the top of his head gradually cooled down.

He couldn't help but bend down, pick up a stone, and throw it at the courtyard wall not far away.

There was only the sound of the stone falling to the ground after a while.

There wasn't even an echo.

His extremely excited heart slowly stiffened.

The fireworks were just set off by someone in the market … Could it be, that person didn't come back?

But just now, just now, he clearly had that kind of intuition.

Every time that person came, he would have this kind of intuition …

Could it be that his intuition was wrong just now?

Was he imagining things again?

Lu Huan stared at the night sky, the cold wind blowing. After the ecstasy, there was a loneliness like a bucket of cold water poured over his head.

He stood in the courtyard for a long time. He suddenly felt a little ridiculous — he also knew that he was ridiculous. But he turned around and still didn't walk into the house. Instead, he slowly walked towards the bamboo forest.

It was ridiculous.

He thought, what if it wasn't his illusion? What if that person really came back?

That person didn't want to see him. Then, he would go to the bamboo forest to hide. He would give that person time to reply to the note and then come out.

However, Lu Huan walked very slowly. He lowered his head, and his hands and feet were a little cold.

He stared at the stone under his feet. He thought, if that person didn't come, even if I stayed in the bamboo forest for a night, that person wouldn't leave any note to reply.

Su Xi didn't know why, after the fireworks, Zaizai wasn't very happy. The expression on his face became gloomy again. He didn't go back to the house. Instead, after a moment of silence, he walked towards the bamboo forest — What was he going to do?

Su Xi couldn't guess his thoughts. She saw him walk to the end of the bamboo forest. He didn't stop until he was about to leave the firewood courtyard.

He found a place and sat down slowly. Then, just like when he sat at the door, he slightly lowered his head and stared blankly.

The little person's figure sat on the small rock, looking empty and lonely.

… What was going on?

Why did he go to the bamboo forest in the middle of the night?

Su Xi's nose was still sore when she saw Zaizai's series of actions that confused her. However, the fireworks she set off just now didn't seem to let Zaizai know that she was back.

She had to take advantage of the fact that Zaizai was not in the house to leave a message to let him know that she was always there.

With that thought in mind, Su Xi couldn't care less about what Zaizai was thinking. He quickly switched to the room.

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. and not abandon Zaizai?

Or should she just cater to his preferences and give him something he likes?

Su Xi laid on the bed and pulled her hair. She deeply felt the difficulty of a kindergarten teacher coaxing a child.

Then, what did Zaizai want? What would make him happy?

In fact, Su Xi didn't know what Zaizai liked. He had never shown any obvious interest — except for that one time, when he made a request to her for the first time.

Su Xi didn't forget about it. She had been thinking about what kind of special hometown dish would be, but after thinking about it, she couldn't think of any special dish.

After all, many dishes that only existed in the 21st century couldn't be exchanged in the shop.

But tonight, it was time to fulfill Zaizai's wish.

Su Xi opened the shop and carefully browsed through the menu. There were many dishes in the shop, but she was immediately attracted by one of them — Osmanthus Sea Bass.

Su Xi especially liked to eat fish. In the picture of this dish, the osmanthus flowers fell on the white belly of the fish. The yellow and white color made it look fresh and delicious.

Moreover, it was the season of late winter and early spring in the game. There were definitely no osmanthus flowers in September, so this was a relatively special dish.

And it was also considered Su Xi's hometown dish.

Su Xi quickly bought a food box and put the Osmanthus Sea Bass in it. Then, she looked left and right and chose some other dishes.

Lu Huan had been sitting on a small stone in the bamboo forest. He was nervous, afraid, and disappointed. He looked at the night sky that had just bloomed with fireworks. Now, it was empty and only the night was left. He was almost certain that he was imagining things. He actually thought that the person had returned because of a firework.

But while his heart fell, he couldn't help but have a trace of expectation —

Was it really impossible that the person had returned?

Lu Huan's mind was in a mess, and his thoughts ran wild.

At this moment, he heard some movement from the door.

The bamboo forest was already very far away from the door, but it was too quiet all around. Lu Huan had been pricking up his ears, so he immediately heard such a slight movement.

— — Perhaps some of the withered branches in the courtyard had been blown away?

However, almost immediately, Lu Huan stood up. He didn't care if he would be disappointed later. His heart, which had been dead silent just now, immediately started beating again. He ran towards the door with big strides. Then, he sprinted, the corners of his clothes fluttering in the cold wind.

He rushed back into the house. His long black hair was blown into a mess by the wind. He saw that there was no one in the house. It was empty. He suppressed the bitterness and disappointment that flashed through his heart and tried to look calmly at the table.

On the table …

After eight days, there were more things on the table.

Lu Huan's heart was beating wildly. He couldn't believe his eyes.

That person had returned …

That person had returned?

That person had returned!!!

He thought that person would never return, but — — So, he hadn't guessed wrong about the fireworks just now. Was it really that person who had set them off?

He knew it. He always had an inexplicably accurate intuition when that person appeared!

Lu Huan was like a child who had lost his precious candy and finally found it again. He had never been so happy in his life.

His dusky eyes lit up in an instant, as if a lighthouse had been lit in the dark night, becoming pitch-black and translucent.

His heart was about to jump out of his throat. Color instantly returned to his face. His eyes were red as he walked quickly to the table.

Su Xi saw the undisguised ecstasy and excitement on Zaizai's face from outside the screen. She sniffed.

Perhaps it was because they had not seen each other for a long time and were close to home, but Lu Huan clearly wanted to hold the things that person had sent over today tightly in his hands and not let go. However, he didn't dare to open them even though they were right beside him.

He was afraid that after sending the things over today, that person would disappear for a long time again …

There were a total of three wooden boxes on the table.

Lu Huan suppressed the frantic beating of his heart. He composed himself and opened the first box.

It was filled with fireworks.

The shape of the fireworks was very unique. They were not ordinary fireworks that could be bought on the street.

Lu Huan was overjoyed. Although he tried his best to hold it in, he really couldn't hold it in tonight. Anyway, there was no one around, so he didn't hide it. He finally couldn't help but reach out and touch them.

The second box.

Lu Huan opened it even slower than the first one, probably because he was a little reluctant.

After slowly opening it, he found a bag of seeds inside. They exuded a faint fragrance. They seemed to be … the seeds of the pear tree?

What did that person mean?

He didn't come to the appointment eight days ago and didn't see the pear tree, so he wanted him to plant a row of pear trees himself?

Although Lu Huan didn't understand that person's intentions, he was still happy in his heart. It was as if he had touched something precious. His eyes were like obsidian.

He held the pear tree seeds under the tip of his nose and sniffed them.

There was one last box left.

Lu Huan was like a child opening his favorite gift. When he opened the last box, he was even more reluctant to open it.

He glanced at the box several times, trying hard not to let the joy from the corners of his eyes and eyebrows show. He quickly spread out the paper and ink, dipped the brush in some ink, and put the tip of the brush on the paper.

Lu Huan rubbed his face with his left hand. After calming himself down, he began to write a note.

But as he wrote, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up.

It was the first time Su Xi saw him unable to restrain his excitement and happiness. He couldn't help but hold his face and smile like an aunt.

Then, he saw what he wrote.

"I haven't seen you for eight days. You must have gone on a long trip. I guessed it, so I waited patiently for you to come back. I wasn't in a hurry."

Su Xi: …

？？？

You said you guessed it?

You said you waited patiently for me?

You said you weren't in a hurry?

Zaizai, touch your conscience and say it again. Who was the little crying bag sitting at the door just now?

After he finished writing, the little crying bag seemed to be satisfied with this explanation. He folded the note together and stuffed it into the small wooden box on the table leg as usual.

He suddenly thought of something, turned around, and hurriedly put away the messy pile of notes on the ground. He held them in his arms and burned them one by one under the candlelight. There was a bit of embarrassment on his face … That person probably hadn't seen it yet …

Su Xi really hadn't seen it. She was anxious. She was busy preparing the gift just now and hadn't seen what Zaizai had written these days.

Unfortunately, she didn't get to see it at all. It was all burned.

She: "…"

After all the notes were burned, Lu Huan breathed a sigh of relief. He seemed to have something else to say, so he wrote on the paper again.

"However, if I have to leave for a long time in the future, can you …"

Before he finished writing, he seemed to feel that it was a bit inappropriate, so he crumpled it into a ball and burned it.

Lu Huan looked at the blank paper, a little stunned. He didn't want that person to suddenly disappear without a trace in the future, but he was afraid that if he made any request this time, it would be the same as the last time when he made the request to meet. It would make that person impatient.

No matter what, he could talk about this in the future. Before he had a clue about who that person was and before he was sure that he wouldn't let that person disappear forever, he had to be careful with the notes he wrote.

Now, there was only one box left to open.

Although he was reluctant, Lu Huan still had a slight smile in the corner of his eyes. He pressed his hand on the box, and after a while, he opened it.

After he opened it, the aroma of a dish assailed his nostrils, and hot steam emanated from inside.

On the beautiful white porcelain plate, the fish was snow-white, the scallions were tender green, and the osmanthus flowers were embellished. The goose yellow color was alluring.

Lu Huan's expression froze.

This was … a dish?

He suddenly remembered something. That day, after he made the request for a dish from his hometown, he clearly burned the note immediately after he finished writing it.

That person, how did he …

That person actually … Could it be …

Lu Huan's entire body stiffened, and the details of that person's appearance suddenly flashed through his mind.

Putting aside the fact that he came and went without a trace every night to deliver things to him, and that he had great magical powers and was proficient in mechanisms and medical skills, there were still many details.

For example, the braised pork with preserved vegetables that suddenly appeared and disappeared, the bucket by the stream that inexplicably became light that day, and the words that couldn't be left behind for some reason.

These details slowly overlapped with each other. Lu Huan looked at the dish in front of him, and his breathing slowly quickened.

He had never believed in supernatural forces and gods, and thought that those were all fabricated stories.

But could that person, could it be …

Su Xi saw that Zaizai, who was in front of the table, was in a daze for a long time. Then, he raised his round face, and there was some doubt on his face.

There was a huge question mark on the white bubble that emerged from his head.

It spoke out his inner thoughts.

"Are you … a ghost?

Or a god? "

Su Xi's eyelids twitched, and he was so scared that he almost fell off the bed. Wait, wait, Zaizai was already infinitely close to her identity.

F * ck. Her gaze fell on the dish, and she suddenly realized where the problem was!

Zaizai didn't leave the note for her that day, but she saw it. He would definitely be suspicious!

He wouldn't be scared, right?

However, although there was doubt on Zaizai's face, there wasn't the slightest bit of fear. Instead …

Instead, there was a faint glimmer of joy at the corners of his eyes.

He looked at the endless dark night sky and pursed his lips. His fingers that were hanging by his side slightly clenched. The faint light in his eyes was as if he had found out that that person was someone that no one else could see or touch. Only he could have, touch, and possess...